Connecticut is the larger state based on population. Vermont is the larger state based on total area. Delaware is the 45th largest U.S. state based on population and the 49th largest state based on total area. Connecticut is the 29th largest U.S. state based on population and the 48th largest state based on total area. Vermont is the 49th largest U.S. state based on population and the 45th largest state based on total area.
Vermont is #45, Connecticut is #48 and Delaware ranks #49 in area.
Delaware is smaller then Vermont.
Delaware is the 49th US State by area and Rhode Island is the 50th US State by area. Since there are only 50 US States it must be concluded that no US State is smaller.
South Dakota has a larger Native American population than Delaware. As of 2004: South Dakota: 62,858 Delaware: 3,066
Florida is larger than Rhode Island, Delaware, Connecticut, Maine, & New Jersey.
Delaware is larger based on population. Vermont is larger based on total area. Vermont is the 49th largest U.S. state based on population and the 45th largest state based on total area. Delaware is the 45th largest U.S. state based on population and the 49th largest state based on total area.
It is smaller then Connecticut and larger then Delaware and Rhode Island combined.
California is larger than Delaware in both population and area. Based on area, California ranks #3 among the 50 U.S. states and Delaware ranks #49. Based on population, California ranks #1 among the 50 U.S. states and Delaware ranks #45.
By total land area, Vermont is larger than Delaware. Vermont ranks 45th out of 50 states in total land mass with a size of 9,616.36 square miles while Delaware ranks 49th out of 50 states in total land mass with a size of 2,488.72 square miles.
The Virginia Plan (aka Randolph Plan) for a bicameral US Congress would have benefited "larger" mainly Southern states whose populations (even without counting slaves) exceeded those of smaller Northern states. Both houses would have representation based on population. The Connecticut Compromise gave all states equal representation in the US Senate, and the population of the North, bolstered by immigration, eventually caught up to the South.
Connecticut is larger than Puerto Rico, but Puerto Rico is larger than the two smallest US States combined (Delaware and Rhode Island). For bragging rights consider using population instead of area. Puerto Rico as a US State would rank behind Kentucky (#26) and ahead of Oregon (#27).